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prodigy

[prod-i-jee] / ˈprɒd ɪ dʒi /


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At the age of 6 he was a chess prodigy.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The middle sister, Klara, was a violin prodigy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A brash and confident young earthbending prodigy, Toph moonlights as a champion fighter called the Blind Bandit, unbeknownst to her overprotective upper-class parents who think their little girl is helpless.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Best of the bunch is French prodigy Monroe – who, at the age of 17, is this year's youngest entrant.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Fischer, like his predecessor Morphy, the nineteenth-century American prodigy, wasn’t especially prolific when it came to writing about chess, so the public greedily awaited each word he produced.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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